Research Article

Association between Rheumatoid Arthritis and Respiratory Allergic Diseases in Korean Adults: A Propensity Score Matched Case-Control Study

Table 3

Stratified PS matched conditional logistic regression of prevalence of RA.

Number of events95% CI value95% CI value

No respiratory allergic diseaseREFREF
Allergic rhinitis201.37(0.98–1.90)0.0641.39(1.16–1.67)<0.001
Asthma112.81(2.60–3.05)<0.0013.12(2.77–3.51)<0.001
Allergic rhinitis without asthma181.07(0.75–1.51)0.7201.03(0.83–1.28)0.773
Asthma without allergic rhinitis91.87(1.72–2.03)<0.0011.92(1.72–2.14)<0.001

Adjusted for sex, age, household income, cigarette smoking, alcohol drinking, occupation, obesity, BMI, and diabetes mellitus; , crude OR; , adjusted OR; CI, confidence interval.